PfMP Portfolio Performance Management Practice Question
A portfolio manager discovers that a major program is exceeding its budget due to scope creep. What should be done to restore portfolio performance?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Invoke the portfolio change control process to assess the impact on portfolio value.
The portfolio manager must use change control processes to manage scope and impact to the overall portfolio budget.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Invoke the portfolio change control process to assess the impact on portfolio value.
Why this is correct
Change control ensures that scope impacts are evaluated against the portfolio's strategic goals.
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Suspend the program until the end of the fiscal year.
Why it's wrong here
Suspension is a drastic step that may lose strategic value.
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Approve the budget increase to prevent project failure.
Why it's wrong here
This ignores the impact of the portfolio budget baseline.
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Reduce the budgets of other programs to accommodate this one.
Why it's wrong here
This requires a formal trade-off analysis, not an arbitrary cut.
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